A 28-year-old Maryland woman died in a car crash Friday morning on her way to drop off a Thanksgiving meal to a loved one, her family said.La’Shai Porter died in a single-car accident when her vehicle struck a tree, WRC-TV reported. Authorities said icy weather conditions may have played a role in the accident.Porter’s aunt, Crystal Brooks, started a GoFundMe page to raise money for her funeral expenses.Porter leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter named Logan.“We are coming together to make sure La'Shai's daughter Logan and family receive every ounce of love and support that they need in this time of sorrow,” Brooks said on the GoFundMe page. “As the family tries to pick up the pieces of our shattered hearts, we are left to face the reality of this profound loss.”Porter’s godsister, Daisha Watson, said she had planned to go Black Friday shopping with her the morning she died.“I missed her by a few hours,” Watson told WRC-TV.More than $3,800 of a $10,000 goal has been raised on Porter’s GoFundMe page as of Sunday evening.

HILLCREST HEIGHTS, Md. —

A 28-year-old Maryland woman died in a car crash Friday morning on her way to drop off a Thanksgiving meal to a loved one, her family said.

La’Shai Porter died in a single-car accident when her vehicle struck a tree, WRC-TV reported. Authorities said icy weather conditions may have played a role in the accident.

“We are coming together to make sure La'Shai's daughter Logan and family receive every ounce of love and support that they need in this time of sorrow,” Brooks said on the GoFundMe page. “As the family tries to pick up the pieces of our shattered hearts, we are left to face the reality of this profound loss.”

Porter’s godsister, Daisha Watson, said she had planned to go Black Friday shopping with her the morning she died.